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There was little food in the USSR at this time. Many people died because of starvation. People also did not have access to basic necessities at this time

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While the U.S was dominant, the Soviet Union faced tough situations during this time

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There would be men in black suits on streets watching people

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Censorship was a very big rule. The government wanted to control everything, including the information that citizens got to see. If people were caught reading, watching, listening a non-government permitted thing, they would face severe consequences and punishments

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Stalin was obviously leader of the communists and communism had very harsh rules.

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People had no privacy. Their homes had cameras in them, their phones and radios could be monitored, mail would be opened when it arrived at their house

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The Soviets were always being watched by spy groups such as the KGB to make sure they were following the strict communist rules since the union was communist

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Soviet citizens lived in fear of spies. Yep, spies.

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Stalin was dictator of the USSR from 1929-1953. He was a totalitiarian dictator who was very oppressive

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The fears during the Cold War in the Soviet Union was just a little different than how it was in the United States

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(Make sure to scroll over to see the USSR's POV)

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(Make sure to scroll over to see the USSR's POV)

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However... What was it like growing up during the Cold War in the Soviet Union?

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However... What was it like growing up during the Cold War in the Soviet Union?

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Laws were actually passed against discrimination and education was no longer segregated

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People were petrified of being bombed, even at home. People would jump and hide if they saw lights, and heard noises

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However, since the bombs were so powerful, it turned out that living in the suburbs offered no more protection than living in the city did

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People were only allowed to cross through cities on the way to and from work because the cities were called the "danger zones

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Government instructed people to move

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People would flee the cities to go to suburbs because they felt the chance of getting bombed was lesser

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More statistic show that 60% of children had nightmares about nuclear war

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Some teenagers said that they would rather stand outside during a nuclear attack rather than duck and cover. Teens would rather die then live in fear

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Statistics show that 44% of children predicted nuclear war and felt helpless and powerless

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Basically all children and teenagers feared not waking up in the morning. Children wrote letters to Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson not to "push the button" and attack the Soviet Union

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How did teenagers/young children feel during the war

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How did teenagers/young children feel during the war

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Parents would use all money to spoil their kids because they feared their children would live a short life

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In the United states it became economically dominant over the Soviet Union

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Did the war economically effect citizens?

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Did the war economically effect citizens?

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Schools during the Cold War got rid of tornado and for drills and only practiced atomic bomb drills. A popular video that is known today as “Duck and Cover” was shown to teach children how to protect themselves from nuclear blasts

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Kids were forced to watch videos about atomic bombings. Today, schools do drills for tornados, fire drills, lockdowns. But this was not the cause during the Cold War

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The U.S was terrified about an atomic bomb being dropped on them, so schools took procautionary measures

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How do you think people felt, in both the U.S and USSR growing up during this time period? 

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How do you think people felt, in both the U.S and USSR growing up during this time period? 